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General Special Education at Mississippi State University

General Special Education at Mississippi State University

If you plan to study general special education, take a look at what Mississippi State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and approximately 22,986 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

Mississippi State General Special Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities
  • Master’s Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Mississippi State General Special Education Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in teaching students with disabilities, making the school the #50 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Teaching Students with Disabilities Student Demographics at Mississippi State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the teaching students with disabilities majors at Mississippi State University.

Mississippi State General Special Education Master’s Program

91% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 9% of teaching students with disabilities master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

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Of the students who received a teaching students with disabilities master's degree from Mississippi State, 74% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mississippi State University with a master's in teaching students with disabilities.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 26
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Teaching Students with Disabilities Grads May Go Into

A degree in teaching students with disabilities can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MS, the home state for Mississippi State University.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 2,300 $46,590
Special Education Professors 1,230 $49,460
Middle School Special Education Teachers 850 $48,800
Special Education Preschool Teachers 40 $46,590
Special Education Teachers 40 $57,280

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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